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8 years ago 0 +0 / -0 11215

Wow!

Great work. I am very impressed. What did you learn from this experience?

Ashley, Health Educator

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8 years ago 0 +0 / -0 19

Thanks Julie and Gus! Gus, you're absolutely right about turning the question around, it makes complete sense and will use this very question and one of my go-to's when faced with the temptation! Love it. :)

8 years ago 0 +0 / -0 115

Good job Gypsygirl! Saying no can be hard, especially early on when you quit, but believe me, it gets easier every day that you say no. You have already quit for a week, and week one is the hardest week to get through ( at least it was for me). I am now quit 89 days. Best thing ever happened to me.

You know in your own mind why you need to quit. "The lies we tell ourselves...." That you mentioned is the monster on our shoulder, whispering in our ear, trying to trick us into doing something that will hurt us. We get no benefits from drinking. None, zero, zip, zilsh. If you feel you need to quit, stay quit.

You are not missing out on anything by not drinking. In fact, since I quit, I turned the question "Why should I quit drinking?" upside down to "Why should I drink?" Its an interesting way to think about drinking. When I started examining this question, in light of the negative things drinking has done to me, I couldnt come up with a reason to drink anymore. So now that my questions about why i should or shouldnt drink have changed, my mindset about drinking has chnaged completely. I now cannot up with a reason TO DRINK.

I hope what I have stated makes sense.

Well done again Gypsygirl. And good comments Julie!

8 years ago 0 +0 / -0 286

Well done Gypsygirl!! I find that each time I resist an urge, it strengthens my resolve and my belief that I can do this sobriety thing. That's just fantastic that you have not had a drink in a week. The first few weeks are tough but take heart as it does get easier and it is worth it!

8 years ago 0 +0 / -0 19

Tonight when I was preparing my dinner, I poured myself a glass of red wine. I am alone this evening and there was an open bottle that my husband drank a glass from last night so I thought, "What the heck, the wine will just go bad so I might as well drink it." Today marks one full week that I stopped drinking and I started telling myself that if I can do a week so easily, why not have a drink tonight and start again tomorrow? I brought it up to my lips to drink, caught a whiff of the wine and changed my mind. I grabbed a funnel, poured it back in the bottle and poured myself a tall glass of cold milk to drink with my dinner. Wow, that was a close call and I am so happy and proud that I stopped myself! A glass of milk never tasted so good! (P.S. The week has not been easy. Oh, the lies we tell ourselves to justify our bad decisions!!)

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